According to an email sent to The Columbian by Vancouver resident John Milligan:

"(I was looking from) the 63rd Street overpass over the 205 and I saw off toward the south three red-orange lights that were drifting easterly slowly that then seemingly vanished. As I continued to watch, I observed four more red-orange lights rising up from a single point on the horizon, separated by about 45 seconds each. They would rise slowly at first, accelerating gradually, then top out at 1,000 feet or so, then travel horizontally east before disappearing."

Peter Davenport of the UFO Reporting Center says he also received reports from Clark County. Davenport says he's heard of similar sightings since June 2011.

What the newspaper has determined, though, is that the lights were not caused by a local man named Mike known to fly a kite decked out with LED lights, or any goings-on at the Westfield Vancouver mall.

Wenatchee lifts ban on guns at cemeteries

Guess there won't be any prying of weapons from cold, dead hands: The city of Wenatchee has lifted a ban on guns at cemeteries.

The Wenatchee World reports that the City Council repealed the ban last week to better conform to state laws on where cities and towns can allow firearms.

The vote came at the request of Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation, which tracks gun laws in cities and town. They noticed firearms were still banned from graveyards in Wenatchee.

No guns are allowed at graveside just yet. The repeal won't go into effect for 30 days, which means it'll take effect right around Dec. 7.

OSU students lose belongings in fire

Three Oregon State University students lost their belongings in a fire that burned the house where they were living in Corvallis.

The fire department says the house was significantly involved in flames when they arrived about 9 p.m. Thursday. The three students escaped safely.